Railway wheel conversion apparatus for road vehicles

Details Railway wheel conversion apparatus for road vehicles Railway wheel conversion apparatus for road vehicles

1983-02-11

1984-12-18

Reeves, Robert B.

Railway rolling stock

Trucks

Supplemental wheel

105215R, B61D 1500, B61F 1300

Patent

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044884940

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for the conversion of a vehicle from conventional road use to use on railroad tracks is provided and comprises a support arm attached to the vehicle frame at one end and to the vehicle suspension adjacent the axle at the other end, a base plate pivotally mounted on the support arm, a railway wheel axle with associated wheels secured to the base plate, a hydraulic cylinder operable to swing the railway wheel from a retracted position to an extended position and back, a securing notch formed in the base plate, a securing pin extending from the hydraulic cylinder through the base plate and being adapted to cooperate with the securing notch to maintain the railway wheel in the extended position, and a guide bar in the extended position engaging the inside sidewall of the vehicle highway tire to maintain straight ahead tire orientation.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2140885 (1938-12-01), Soulis
patent: 3730105 (1973-05-01), Holley
patent: 3804025 (1974-04-01), Elliott
patent: 3980025 (1976-09-01), Olson, Sr. et al.
patent: 4077328 (1978-03-01), Taylor
patent: 4133269 (1979-01-01), Taylor

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